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A tribute to Professor David Taggart

It is with a sense of shock and great sadness that we share the news of the death of Professor David Taggart, distinguished cardiac surgeon, academic and President of SCTS from 2010 to 2012. David made an enormous contribution to cardiac surgery... Read more

12 Aug 2026

Carin Van Doorn awarded OBE

Congratulations to Ms Carin Van Doorn, consultant cardiac surgeon and clinical lead for congenital cardiac surgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals who has received her OBE at Windsor Castle in recognition of her outstanding philanthropy and... Read more

11 Aug 2026

Transcatheter vs surgical aortic valve implantation: age vs lifetime perspective

An article endorsed by the SCTS and other international cardiac surgical societies, recently published in the European Heart Journal. The paper provides an important perspective on the 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular... Read more

25 Jun 2026

From The President's Desk

Clinical work The week had an intense start with a minimally invasive beginning, and middle, and then a big finale. The latter case involved ‘extensive open techniques,’ and it’s a blessing that the case is now doing well. Without going into... Read more

19 May 2026

National Cardiac Transformation Programme

Dear Colleagues, As part of the national cardiac transformation programme, which aims to increase the uptake of minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) and enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery (ERACS) across the UK, the Society for... Read more

13 May 2026